Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Adams, Oliver

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 9, scan 13.

Adams, Oliver. — Boston. 1897

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Same name

Adams, C.
Garmouth · 1775 to 1800
Adams, Cathune (merged into Adams, C.)
No town printed · 1775
Adams, Chas. C., Co.
Peoria · listed 1916
Adams, Garmouth
No town printed · 1800
Adams, Sumner H.
Boston · listed 1916

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

21 other Boston makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

listed 1895 Anderson, Oscar
listed 1895 Gerbais, Stanislaus
listed 1895 O'Loughlin, Terence
listed 1896 Allen, John S
listed 1897 Weeman, Burleigh
listed 1898 Gervais, Treflie

All Boston makers

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Adams, Oliver.” Last modified 28 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/adams-oliver/.

MLA 9“Adams, Oliver.” Bow & Bridge, 28 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/adams-oliver/. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Adams, Oliver. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/adams-oliver/

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